Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:
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March 26, 2015
The ACTU will ask the Fair Work Commission to increase compulsory superannuation contributions for workers on award minimum wages to compensate them for the cut to their retirement savings because of the Abbott Government’s decision to freeze superannuation increases.
March 26, 2015
The ACTU Executive has voted unanimously to condemn the Abbott and Barnett Governments’ moves to forcibly close Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
March 24, 2015
The ACTU is pleased to announce that Mr Scott Connolly was unanimously elected as the new Assistant Secretary by the ACTU Executive today.
March 23, 2015
Injured workers will be worse off under the Abbott Government’s plans to expand Comcare – the national OHS and worker’s compensation scheme.
March 21, 2015
With the deadline for the Annual Wage Review just one week away, the ACTU has called on employers to be honest about the impact of increasing the minimum wage.
March 20, 2015
Unions have always said the Productivity Commission inquiry into workplace relations was a Trojan horse to bring back WorkChoices and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) has provided the proof.
March 19, 2015
Today is National Close the Gap Day – yet the employment gap for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is widening.
March 19, 2015
The ACCI submission to the Productivity Commission lays bare their longstanding determination to slash the pay and working conditions of millions of Australian workers.
March 18, 2015
Australian Unions have genuine concerns that foreign workers on temporary visas are being exploited and that unscrupulous employers are rorting the scheme at the expense of Australian jobs.
March 17, 2015
ACTU President Ged Kearney will detail three key changes to Australia’s workplace laws that unions will call for under the Productivity Commission inquiry into workplace relations at a National Press Club debate in Canberra today.
